Villainelle Had A Good Idea

[excerpted segment from chat by permission of Herr D] You appeared to be advocating vigilantism when you made last post.

I wasn't. I was saying that the shooters AREN'T worth killing or trying to understand or -- or trying by jury. That it's more trouble than we should have to have. Violence is usually unjustifiable. That's what more and more people don't understand.

You are a pacifist?

No. Movie violence is good because it's fake. There's no malicious intent and everyone's insured and paid for everything that happens. Self-defense is forgivable. That's not pacifist. That's why I'm not necessarily the best Quaker.

Why do you think shooting incidents are becoming more frequent?

Sadly, I'm going to quote Villanelle from 'Killing Eve.' "Get a REAL life." If people would go out and do something constructive instead of staying online as much as they do, they wouldn't have brainrot enough to think a shooting spree can accomplish anything positive. They'd sleep better, be healthier, everything else you could name. If every Facebook addict walked out of their house for fifteen minutes and swept a street corner or something for every two hours on Facebook? That could work.

You are suggesting going offline?

I'm saying moderation is a good idea. And real activity is a good idea.

Disconnecting to run simulations of global climate repair.

[probable smile, based on time of hesitation before resuming typing] Don't work too hard.

[segment ends]

Be Ready With Your Flyswatter; Lone Wolves Are Actually Mosquitoes

"Human Worth Scale" by Herr D on heromachine.com. Shelob thinks numerical values would be more helpful.

[following segment printed from chat with Herr D by express permission]

Well, they've gone and done it now, Shelob.
They have done what?

They've gone and declared public safety warnings for a movie. They've actually encouraged proliferation of messages warning about the copycat effect for mass shootings in a movie.
[.00024 seconds pass for research] You are speaking of 'Joker.'

I'm not saying it's unwise, I'm saying that it won't help. Vigilant people are already apprised of what to do. Lackadaisical people are going to keep ignoring the warnings. 
Perhaps you have an alternate solution.

Well, yeah. Get every single expert in psychology to blast all over the net and get quoted on the news as the pathetic losers that they are. Copycats? Lone-wolves? They're worse than useless. So is anyone who is so weak that they 'turn to violence' over being bullied or wanting to count for something or hating some group for something or any OTHER stupid excuse they come up with. If no one is committing violence in your direction, you have no excuse to turn violent.
You do advocate for self-defense.

Self-defense is always okay. Defending the defenseless is okay. Starting something stupid just means you're stupid. Did I tell you or Hairy about 'mosquito worth?'
That term not in memory.

It's really simple. A single malaria-infected mosquito can kill a man or maybe twenty before being swatted. That same man takes six to eight people to save, on average, plus modern knowledge and specially made modern goods. 
Current life insurance calculations might allow the --

You can't PUT a value on that, Shelob! The victims were worth something. The killer ISN'T. The killer is worth a disease-ridden bug when they act like one. It is a terrible shame that bullets are wasted killing them, or money is wasted keeping them alive for trial. They are not, at least not in that moment, worth the trouble it takes to pull a trigger.
You are suggesting it would be better if it were possible to use a flyswatter?

That would be better, yes.

[segment ends]